Summit HostINSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning
School of Engineering Education
Purdue University

We are pleased to announce a new and interdisciplinary summit on Preschool-12 (P-12) Engineering and Design Education Research. We invite researchers, teachers, policy makers, and engineers to submit proposals for the summit that will be held on August 11-13, 2010. The conference is designed to be a “catalyst for combining scientific argumentation and collaboration that would enhance research in P-12 engineering education.” The interdisciplinary approach will link research, teaching, policy, and engineering practice. Our theme is “PreK-12 Capacity Building through Community of Practice.”

Objectives
The objectives of this summit are to bring together researchers (1) who identify already with the growing community of P-12 engineering education research or (2) who represent closely related movements in other STEM areas and the wide spectrum of subject areas. This summit is set out (a) to systematically develop means and spaces for the research community, (b) to provide a document describing the state-of-the-art of P-12 engineering and design education research, (c) and develop a research agenda for the next years.

If your proposal is accepted, you are invited to the P-12 Summit and we will provide registration fees, lodging, and meals (Transportation is excluded).

Important Dates

Tentative Dates

Deadlines

January 12 - March 1, 2010

Submission System Open

March 1, 2010

Proposals Due Date Extension

April 11, 2010

Proposal Acceptance Notification

April 21 - May 7, 2010

Proposal Review Process Open

May 11 - June 11, 2010

Submission System Opens

June 11, 2010

Full-Papers Due

August 11-13, 2010

Summit at Seaside, Oregon

Research During the Conference
During the conference, an ethnographic study will be conducted to study the state of our current knowledge base and the nature of interdisciplinary discourse and collaboration. Therefore, if you attend the Summit, you will be asked to participate in this study.